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Mastercard (MA) Operating Expenses: 2009-2025

Historic Operating Expenses for Mastercard (MA) over the last 17 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to $3.5 billion.

  • Mastercard's Operating Expenses rose 5.23% to $3.5 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $13.5 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 10.97%. This contributed to the annual value of $12.6 billion for FY2024, which is 13.48% up from last year.
  • Mastercard's Operating Expenses amounted to $3.5 billion in Q3 2025, which was up 5.51% from $3.4 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Mastercard's Operating Expenses peaked at $3.6 billion during Q4 2024, and registered a low of $2.0 billion during Q1 2021.
  • For the 3-year period, Mastercard's Operating Expenses averaged around $3.1 billion, with its median value being $3.1 billion (2025).
  • Data for Mastercard's Operating Expenses shows a peak YoY surged of 34.34% (in 2021) over the last 5 years.
  • Mastercard's Operating Expenses (Quarterly) stood at $2.4 billion in 2021, then rose by 10.21% to $2.6 billion in 2022, then rose by 20.62% to $3.2 billion in 2023, then increased by 11.81% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then grew by 5.23% to $3.5 billion in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses was $3.5 billion in Q3 2025, compared to $3.4 billion in Q2 2025 and $3.1 billion in Q1 2025.